Professional practice as a health and social care worker Ymarfer proffesiynol fel gweithiwr iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol
Legislation and codes of conduct and professional practice that relate to the handling of information Deddfwriaeth a chodau ymddygiad ac ymarfer proffesiynol sy'n ymwneud ag ymdrin â gwybodaeth

Legislation and codes of conduct and professional practice gives us clear guidelines to follow on handling of information, for example the General Data Protection Regulation and NHS Wales Code of Conduct and Code of Practice.

Personal information is protected by legislation, or law. The General Data Protection Regulation protects the individual from having their personal information shared, and protection is also included in the common law of confidentiality and the Human Rights Act 1998.

The Human Rights Act states that it has ‘respect for individual private lives and prescribes the circumstances in which it is legitimate for a public authority to interfere with the enjoyment of this right’.

Deddfwriaeth a chodau ymddygiad ac ymarfer proffesiynol sy'n rhoi canllawiau clir i ni eu dilyn mewn perthynas ag ymdrin â gwybodaeth, er enghraifft, y Rheoliad Cyffredinol ar Ddiogelu Data a Chod Ymddygiad a Chod Ymarfer GIG Cymru.

Caiff gwybodaeth bersonol ei diogelu gan ddeddfwriaeth, neu'r gyfraith. Mae'r Rheoliad Cyffredinol ar Ddiogelu Data yn amddiffyn unigolion rhag cael eu gwybodaeth bersonol wedi'i rhannu, a chânt eu hamddiffyn hefyd gan y gyfraith cyfrinachedd gyffredin a Deddf Hawliau Dynol 1998.

Mae'r Ddeddf Hawliau Dynol yn nodi eu bod yn parchu bywydau preifat unigolion ac yn rhagnodi o dan ba amgylchiadau y mae'n gyfreithlon i awdurdod cyhoeddus ymyrryd â'r gallu i fwynhau'r hawl hon.

The NHS Wales Code of Conduct describes the standards of conduct, behaviour and attitude required of all Healthcare Support Workers employed within NHS Wales. The Code applies to all Healthcare Support Workers employed in clinical and non-clinical environments within the NHS and is used in job descriptions.

The Code of Practice for Health and Social Care Workers states in section 2: You must strive to establish and maintain the trust and confidence of individuals and carers. This includes respecting confidential information and clearly explaining policies about confidentiality to individuals and carers.

Mae Cod Ymddygiad GIG Cymru yn disgrifio'r safonau ymddygiad, yr ymddygiad a'r agwedd sy'n ofynnol gan bob Gweithiwr Cymorth Gofal Iechyd a gyflogir o fewn GIG Cymru. Mae'r Cod yn berthnasol i bob Gweithiwr Cymorth Gofal Iechyd a gyflogir mewn amgylcheddau clinigol ac anghlinigol ac fe'i defnyddir mewn disgrifiadau swydd.

Mae'r Cod Ymarfer ar gyfer Gweithwyr Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol yn datgan yn adran 2: Ymdrechu i sefydlu a chynnal ymddiriedaeth a hyder unigolion a gofalwyr. Mae hyn yn cynnwys parchu gwybodaeth gyfrinachol ac esbonio polisïau'n glir ynglŷn â chyfrinachedd i unigolion a gofalwyr.